elusiveness

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And yet Petzold’s gift for seasoning truth with elusiveness is fully in force, giving this airy yet ghost-charged rescue story a welcome intelligence to go with its unforced emotion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

It played into Mr. Bird’s elusiveness, his mystery, his aversion to selling himself, his feat of somehow being both the player of his generation and a complete unknown—a Bob Dylan in sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Page, nicknamed MVP, outpointed Cannonier in trademark fashion with the American unable to deal with his speed and elusiveness.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

His elusiveness even sparked theories about whether he existed.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2025

It was difficult to be specific when the core of a man’s character was elusiveness.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis